Thanks to Netgally and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
This book was intense. Seriously, non-stop, keep you on the edge of your seat things happening in every single chapter. A psychological thriller by any definition! The story kept me guessing, messed with my head, and the twists at the end were on point. This story will live in my head for a while.
Read it so you can get your blood pressure up like i did.

5 STARS!!

WOW! The Hitchhikers was a thriller, disturbing, wild ride from start to finish. I read A LOT of thrillers but this was my first one from Chevy Stevens, but certainly will not be my last. I was on the edge of my seat the whole book and couldn't stop reading. And the twist! I literally gasped because I didn't see it coming at all. I loved it!

Thank you to Chevy Stevens, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review!

This was an amazing cat and mouse tale. A married couple who take what they hope is a relaxing trip find the opposite when they pick up a young couple who are hiding a terrible secret. This was so well written- I felt like I was right there with them the whole time.

✨ Oh boy, what a ride this was. I absolutely could not put it down and had the worst book hangover when I finished.

✨I love it when a thriller has emotional depth, and this one is definitely an intensely layered spine-tingler that made me feel all the things.

✨The characters are expertly written, and their development throughout the story is incredible. When I find myself emotionally resonating with the worst kind of nefarious characters, I know I’ve found a masterful author who knows how to pull readers’ strings. Well done!

✨ This will make the perfect fall thriller, so don’t miss it.

🌿Read if you like:
✨Relentless suspense
✨Short chapters
✨Dual points of view
✨70s nostalgia
✨Road trips
✨RV life
✨Good guys vs. bad guys
✨Expert character development

My thanks to @stmartinspress and @netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book before its publication date.

The Hitchhikers is an extraordinary book. I began reading and thought, hmmmm I don’t know about this. I realized I graduated from high school in ‘76. So, I kept reading and realized this book was spot on. The characters are perfectly described, good and bad! I was completely taken in by the relationship of Jenny and Alice. Jenny was such a naive young girl. Simon, oh Simon, anger management classes maybe.
The Hitchhikers left you wondering what was going to happen page after page.
GREAT BOOK!!!!

I have mixed feelings on this one. One the one hand, I really enjoyed it. It kept me engaged, and I wanted to keep reading to see what would happen next. On the other hand, I had the cause of the murders figured out fairly early on. I also found the portrayal of Simon’s character to be contradictory between how Jenny portrayed him when they first met to what he was once they were on the road.

I loved Still Missing, so of course when I saw Chevy had a new one coming out, I had to jump on it. I’m glad I did! It was quite a thrill ride. The story follows two women on opposite sides of the law traveling through Canada in the 1970s. We first meet Alice as she and her husband Tom are settling into a campsite in their RV. The trip is meant to help Alice recover from a recent loss.

Tom and Alice meet “Ocean” and “Blue”, two teenagers who appear to be hippies traveling by foot. When a group of loud bikers enter the campground, Tom and Alice offer their tent and a spot at their campsite to the young couple. They then offer them a ride to the next town. But then Alice discovers that Ocean and Blue are actually Jenny and Simon, and they are on the run from the law. Alice and Tom’s plans to contact the cops are unraveled quickly, and they and their RV are taken hostage.

Jenny is 18 and pregnant. Raised by a strict, abusive mother, she is naive to most things going on around her. She relies on Simon as her protector. But once they have taken Alice and Tom hostage, Jenny notices changes in Simon that she does not like. As Simon’s victim count increases, Jenny becomes more and more hesitant to follow his lead.

Overall, this was an enjoyable thriller. I wanted to keep reading to see what would happen next. While I had the reasons for the initial murders figured out fairly quickly, there was a twist at the end that I did not see coming.

I am so stoked to have a new Chevy Stevens book!!!! Would have been 5 stars but I was just sooooooooo annoyed with Simon the whole entire book hahahah (which is the point I suppose)

Fantastic read!! Excellent plot twists!! Classic Chevy YAY THANK YOU FOR A NEW BOOK

Also thank you Netgalley for letting me read an ARC 😀 I believe this book is out in October! def must be added to your TBR

I’m in between 2-3 stars 😭 I have loved a few books by Chevy stevens and was so happy to get this arc. I feel like there was so much happening from the beginning that it kinda started to get old and the ending felt anticlimactic?? I kept waiting for something different to happen but Simon just continued to be psycho. No big twist or anything to shock me towards the end. Entertaining enough though I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

Chevy Stevens is my favorite author so I have been waiting for The Hitchhikers arc to come out. This is a multiple POV, slow- burn, character built book with an excellent twist that you’ll never see coming. You will get sucked into Jenny, Simon & Alice’s story. Of course this book isn’t as dark as many of her other books but it is thrilling and will still have you on the edge of your seat not knowing what will happen next. I could see The Hitchhikers being adapted into a movie. Definitely add The Hitchhikers to your TBR as well as any other book written by Chevy Stevens. I’m already waiting for her next book!!

This was an exciting thriller with twists and turns that will keep you guessing. Chevy Stevens books always have that surprise ending. I haven’t read one of her books that I didn’t enjoy. I highly recommend this one!

Chevy Stevens has turned into an auto-buy author for me, so I was thrilled to be able to read an arc of this newest book, it did not disappoint! It read like a movie, I could definitely see a version of this on the big screen. My attention was held from the very first chapter. It is set in the summer of 1976, which is a perfect time for this thriller to take place. Alice and Tom set out in their new RV in hopes of a fresh start after a devastating tragedy. Once they offer a ride to two seemingly innocent young hitchhikers, Simon and Alice, they end up on a path to blood and destruction.
I did not see the twist coming in this one at all, it will have you in suspense from the beginning to the very end, breaking your heart at the same time!
This may be my favorite Chevy Stevens book yet!

Thanks to NetGalley for the arc!
I have loved all the books I’ve read by Chevy Stevens, and this was no different!! The pace was fast, quickly jumping into the drama and suspense in the beginning of the book. I wasn’t sure where it was going but hadn’t guessed the twist at the end! I felt it may have ended a little quickly, but tied everything together nicely. I enjoyed this a lot!

I always enjoy this authors books and this one did not disappoint. I think the middle could have used a little more excitement but I enjoyed the twist at the end and did not expect that!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC. This is my first read from Chevy Stevens. Went in with moderate expectations but the story completely surpassed it. It was very engaging, fast-paced, and then took a turn I was not expecting making you really feel for one of the characters. Highly recommend!!

Full disclosure i got an email that said this title was a "read now" for the first so many people. I've enjoyed Chevy Stevens books in the past however this one just wasn't for me. I thought it was to slow moving and kind of predictable

Hold on, because this book is a wild ride! Set in the 1970’s, a couple, Alice and Tom, set out in a brand new camper to go exploring and refocus after some struggles in their life.
What starts out as a beautiful vacation quickly changes after they befriend a teenage “hippie” couple.
The teens are not who they appear to be, and soon Alice and Tom are in a struggle to survive and to try and prevent others from getting hurt along the way.
This is a wild and harrowing journey, with surprising turns and unexpected windows into the personal tragedies that have set this couple on a terrifying path. A fast paced read that will have you turning the pages to find out if Alice and Tom can both survive!

4/5 stars

3.5 stars

The characters were very well done, their personalities were developed and interesting to read about. While the story is following two hitchhikers who are on a crime run, I did wish there was more to the story than just that. The ending was a good conclusion to the story as a whole and felt fulfilling.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press for the arc.

Very enjoyable, .this book definitely kept my interest throughout. I would say there wasn’t a lull in the book at all, or a time I felt was too wordy. I wasn’t expecting the intensity of the characters, went deep at some points in this story.

Stevens knows how to do suspense. This one had me flipping pages late at night. It’s gritty and intense, but the characters felt so real and human, which made it even more powerful.
Appreciate NetGalley for the opportunity to read this early!

I have read several books written by Chevy Steven’s, this is unfortunately my least favorite. No real plot twist that made me want to rush so see how this was going to end. Very predictable. Thank you for the advances copy